Pitching-machine



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H. TORGHIANI.

PITGHING MACHINE.

No. 592,128. Patented Oct. 19,1897.

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H. TORGHIANI. PITGHING MACHINE.

No. 592,128. Patented Oct. 19, 1897.

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HARRY TOROHIANI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PITCHINUGI-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,128, dated October19, 1897.

, Application filed April'22 189'7. erial No. 633,332. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, HARRY TORCHIANI, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing' at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPitching-Machinespf which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for pitching kegs, barrels, &c.-,'and its objects are to quickly and evenly apply the pitch to the wholeinterior of the keg.

My invention consists of ;a pitching apparatus comprising apitch-kettle, means for heating the same, a power-driven pump, a nozzleprovided with means for rotating the same, a pipe connecting the pumpwith said nozzle, and a swivel connection between the supply-pipe andnozzle.

The invention consists, further, of a pitching apparatus comprising akettle, means for heating the same, a power-driven pump at the inside ofthe kettle, distributing-nozzles, a branched supply-pipe between thepump and nozzles, a three-way valve in said supply-pipe, and a swivelconnection between the nozzle-shanks and the branch pipes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top. plan View of myapparatus. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, thecask being in section,showing the distributionof the pitch by the-rotating nozzle. Fig. 3] isa front view, the furnace and kettle being in section. Fig. 4 is asection of the device by which the nozzle is rotated. Fig. 4: is anelevation of the same. Fig. 5isa section of athree-Wayvalve. Fig. 5'" isan elevation thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a pitch-kettle, which is made ofordinary size and construction and which is set in suitable brickworkand heated by the fire of a fur- The kettle A is closed by a stationaryplatform-cover O, which is provided with the usual openings throughwhich the kettle may be replenished and the smoke therefrom escape. Thefurnace B is provided with the usual smoke-stack, grate, ash pit, &c.

Suspended from the cover 0, or otherwise conveniently sustained orsupported, is an ordinary direct-acting pump D, the piston-rod of whichextends upwardly through the cover 0 and is connected by a crank-rodwith a suitable power-driven pulley D, which is connected with a loosepulley D A suitable belt-shifting device E is provided for shutting offthe power and thus control the action of the pump.

The pump D is connected by a suitable valve-pipe F with the casing of athree-way valve H. Branch pipes F lead from said casing to perforateddistributing-nozzles F Thenozzles F are arranged in a vertical positionoutside the cover of the kettle, so that the kegs to be pitched can bereadily placed with the bung-hole in the downward position over thenozzles, as shown in Fig. 2. The nozzle F is secured in a cap G, mountedby a swivel-joint on the pipe F.

Extending from the cap G are two curved hollow arms G, communicatingwith the interior of the pipe F. These arms are bent in substantially Sshape, the ends of the arms pointing in reverse directions. When theliquid pitch is forced through the pipes F F into the cap G, a portionthereof escapes through the hollow arms G. Rotary motion of the cap Gandthe nozzle Ficonnected therewith, is obtained by the reaction of thepitch escaping at the ends of the arms G, the rotation being in thedirection the reverse of the escape. By this means the pitch is forcedthrough the nozzle F into the keg, distributing the liquid pitchuniformly over its entire interior surface.

Ashaft H for operating the valve H extends upwardly through the cover Gand is provided with an operatinghandle H The shaft H projects through asuitable sleeve fixed upon the platform 0, and a notch is formed in theupper surface of said sleeve, which forms shoulders or stops againstwhich a pin carried by the shaft H engages, thus indicating the positionof the valve.

By operating the handle of thethree-way valve to one side or the other,the liquid pitch may be forced through one 'nozzle or the other, thuspermitting the pitching of one keg or barrel at the same, or only one ateither, end of the kettle. Each barrel is properly supported so as toreceive the supply of pitch from the nozzle on an oblong support J, theupper end of which is so curved as to afford a firm seat for the sidesof the barrel and prevent the latter from rolling. The handle 11 extendssome distance each side of the shaft II and occupies such a position asto project over the top of the barrel while being pitched. Vhen thevalve is turned so as to shut off the flow of pitch or to direct thepitch into the barrel on the other side, the handle is likewise turnedso as to project over the other barrel. Thus the handle H alwaysprojects over the barrel being pitched and said barrel cannot be removedfrom the nozzle until the flow of pitch has been shut oif. By thisconstruction accidents are avoided which might occur through theinadvertent removal of a barrel while the hot pitch was still beingforced through the nozzle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a pitchingapparatus, the combination of a kettle, and means for heating thesame,of a distributing-nozzle,passing through the cover of the kettle, apower-driven pump, attached to the under side of the cover, asupply-pipe connecting the pump with the nozzles, curved reaction-pipeson the shank of said nozzles, and a swivel connection between thesupply-pipe and the nozzle-shank, substantially as set forth.

2. In a pitching apparatus, the combination, with a kettle and means forheating the same,of a power-driven pump attached to the under side ofthe cover of the kettle, a threeway valve, a pipe leading from the pumpto said valve, nozzles extending upwardly through the cover, branchpipes connecting the three-way valve with the nozzles, a lever forsetting the three-way valve, so as to connect the supply-pipe witheither branch pipe, curved reaction-pipes on the shanks of said nozzles,and a swivel connection between the branch pipe and the nozzle-shanks,substantially as set forth.

3. In a pitching apparatus, thecombination with a kettle and means forheating the same, of a pump attached to the under side of the cover ofthe kettle, a supply-pipe leading from said pump, branch pipes connectedwith said supply-pipe, nozzles attached to said branch pipes andextended upwardly through the cover, a three-way valve between thesupply and branch pipes and adapted to direct the pitch into one or theother of the branch pipes, and a lever for operating said

